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Variety shows stars met on, curiously (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

assortment

'variety' is the definition.
('assortment' can be a synonym of 'variety')

'stars met on curiously' is the wordplay.
'curiously' indicates an anagram.
'stars'+'met'+'on'='starsmeton'
'starsmeton' with letters rearranged gives 'ASSORTMENT'.

'shows' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for assortment that I've seen before include "Medley" , "Variety" , "Miscellany" , "Miscellaneous collection" , "Mixture" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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